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Mathew Brock is the Library and Historical Collections Manager for the
Mazamas, a 124-year-old mountaineering organization based in Portland,
Oregon. Please download and read his latest article, “Monographs,
Manuscripts, and Mountaineering: An Overview of the Mazama Library and
Historical Collections,” here: <a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss1/4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss1/4/</a></div><div><br></div><div>
From Mathew’s article: “The Mazama LHC continues to receive strong
support for the library, its staff, and long-term goals. In February of
2015, the Mazamas hired me as part-time librarian to assume management
of the library from the dedicated core of volunteers who had overseen it
for many years. I was pleased when, in October 2017, my position was
expanded to full-time status. Since being hired, I have aspired to
reinvigorate the library and historical collections by increasing
awareness of and access to the collections. In June 2017, with the help
of a hardworking group of volunteers, the library catalog was put
online, and the entire circulating collection was barcoded. The new
system has broadened collection awareness, and circulation is up month
after month.”</div><div><br></div><div> And if you often thought about the mountains that you
may see on your way to work in the morning, and wondered about how to
spend some time in them, please check out <a href="https://mazamas.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://mazamas.org/</a>. Perhaps there is a hiking, climbing, or travel trip that fits your dreams. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Charles Wood</div><div>OLA Communications<br></div></div>